L. A. '56

Los Angeles' 1956. Glamorous. Prosperous. The place to see and be seen. But beneath the shiny exterior beats a dark heart. Segregation is the unwritten law of the land. The growing black population is expected to keep to South Central. The white cops are encouraged by the LAPD chief to deal out harsh street justice. In L.A. '56' Joel Engel paints a tense' moody portrait of the city as a serial rapist terrorizes the city's lovers' lanes.